Philly native Peter Matthew Bauer returns to his roots on Friday, March 6 to play WXPN Free at Noon. The show will be streaming live on xpn.org and 88.5 FM in Philadelphia. Philly residents can grip tickets here. Pete kicks off the West Coast leg of his living room tour on Thursday, March 19 in Seattle. These shows are advance tickets only, no tickets will be sold at the door. More ticketing information here. Pick up your copy of Liberation! from the Mexican Summer web store if you haven’t already.

Weyes Blood delivers a stunning rendition of “Be Free” in the third edition of the UO Sound series. Read the short interview and watch the performance on Urban Outfitters’ blog and shop all of the clothes from the shoot here. Her album, The Innocents, is available worldwide in physical and digital formats.

Culture Collide chats with Keith Abrahamsson, head of A&R at Mexican Summer and founder of Anthology Recordings, about our upcoming Marfa Myths festival March 13-15. Read up on Keith’s insider tips on the best restaurants, local sights, and places to visit in Marfa. Hint: pack sunscreen! Purchase tickets.

Jefre Cantu-Ledesma‘s FACT mix features original, improvised material culled from various sessions between 2012 and 2014. Revisit Jefre’s “endlessly fascinating” album, A Year With 13 Moons, at the MS shop.

“Aligning yourself with certain cultural movements is a huge part of the way we project our vision of who we are to the rest of the world, especially in our youth. This can involve fashion, film, art, food, sports, video games, online platforms, or plenty of other things, but musical identity is huge for a lot of people. It’s how so many people find their social circle and discover who they are.”

Our bffs and downstairs neighbors Co-op 87Records are profiled in The 405’s ongoing Record Shops of New York series. Read the full interview with co-owner Ben Steidel here and visit the Greenpoint storefront next time you’re in Brooklyn.

Head over to our recently launched Bandcamp page for a free digital download of the Marfa Myths Compilation, which features unreleased tracks from Thug Entrancer, Travis Bretzer, and Torn Hawk alongside favorites from the Mexican Summer, Software, and Anthology catalogs. Marfa Myths takes place March 13-15 in Marfa, Texas. Full lineup and tickets here.